Osman Hamdi Bey's "Young Woman Reading" (1880)- (70-73)

What does “Young Woman Reading” depict?

A young woman kneeling in front of a book stand reading the Qur-an

The room in “Young Woman Reading” is lit how?

Brightly lit

The young woman is doing what in “Young Woman Reading?”

Kneeling reading the Qur’an with her hands folded on her lap

What does the woman wear in “Young Woman Reading>”

A fashionable 19th century dress and a head covering

What color is the outfit of the woman in “Young Woman Reading?”

Pale yellow silk with a red-orange head covering

What color is the woman’s head covering in “Young Woman Reading?”

red-orange

What does the wall behind the woman depict in “Young Woman Reading?”

Repeating blue and white tiles in a complex pattern

What is depicted in the left side of “Young Woman Reading?”

A view through an elaborate metal screen

What can be seen through the metal screen on the left side of “Young Woman Reading?”

A tree-filled garrden

When was “Young Woman Reading” made?

1880

How is the book stand decorated in “Young Woman Reading?”

Embellished with a mosaic of mother-of-pearl squares and on top is laid with an elaborate floral cloth

What is above the floral cloth on the book stand in “Young Woman Reading?”

A decorated manuscript with Arabic writing

How many pages are visible stop the floral cloth on the book stand?

One page

“Young Woman Reading” is a representation off what?

A modern, active, and educated Muslim woman from the late 1800’s

“Young Woman Reading” is a product of the artists journeys wherre?

From Turkey to Paris and then back home

Global travel has been a way for artists to gain what?

Inspiration and to blend customs, traditions and subject matter with other cultures

When did it become increasingly common for artists to travel to unlock creativity, enrich references, visual styles, or materials/

19th century onwards

Osman hamdi Bey is noted for beingg what type of artist?

A painter

What is the medium of “Young Woman Reading?”

Oil on Canvas

What is the size of “Young Woman Reading ” in cm?

41.1 × 51 cm

What is the size of “Young Woman Reading” in inches?

16 3/16 × 20 1/16

Where was Osman Hamdi Bey born?

Istanbul

When was Osman Hamdi Bey born?>

1842

What type of household was Hamdi Bey brought up in?

A hihgly educated and westernized household

Hamdi was brought up in the waning years of what empire?

Ottoman empire

When was the height of the ottoman empire?

16th century

Where did the Ottoman empire stretch at its height?

From North Africa to the Persian Gulf

What present day nations did the pinnacle of the Ottoman empire encompass?

Turkey, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania

What nations did the pinnacle of the Ottoman empire partially encompass?

Hungary, Ukraine, and Moldova

By when had the Ottoman empire’s power and influence shrunk? Why?

Mid 19th century as a result of pressure from EU expansion into North Africa and West Asia

The court of the ottoman empire had been influenced by what?>

Hundreds of years of tradition

Who was Osman Hamdi Bey’s father?

Ibrahim Edham pasha

Ibrahim Edhem Pasha’s beginnings can best be described as how?

Humble

Where was Ibrahim Edhem Pasha born?

Island of Chios

Ibrahim Edhem Pasha was __________ as a young child during the _________ War of Independence

Orphaned; Greek

What happened after Ibrahim Pasha was orphaned in the Greek War of Independence?

He was sold into slavery and eventually adopted by a powerful Ottoman admiral

Where did Ibrahim Edhem Pasha sent for his education?

France

Edhem eventually started teaching what?

The French language

Whom did Edhem teach French?

Sultan Abdulmecid

What position was Edhem ultimately elevated to?

Trade Minister

When did Edhem send his son to Paris to study?>

1860

What did Edhem send his son to study in Paris?

Law

Hamdri transitioned to what career rather than law?

Artistic education (art career)

Whom did Hamdi study under?

Gustave Boulanger

Hamdi’;s style was inspired by who?

Jean-Leon Gerome

Whom was Jean-Leon Gerome relative to Gustave Boulanger?

His friend and studio-mate

Who was Gustave Boulanger’s friend and studio mate?

Jeon-Leon Gerome

Gustave Boulanger and Jeon-Leon Gerome both practcied what genre?

Orientalism

Where were Orientalist paintings popular?

Europe

When were Orientalist paintings popular?

19th century

What did Orientalist paintings represent?

An imagined western view of customs, ppls, and places of what twas popularly called “The Orient”

What does “The Orient” refer to?

The Muslim-majority regions of North Africa and the Middle East”

Hamdi was on eof the only __________ painters to produce work in what style?

Muslim; European Orientalist style

Where did Hamdi first exhibit his work?

Paris Salon

When did Hamdi first exhibit his work?

1866

What was Hamdi’s first exhibitted work?

“Femme turque” (Turkish Woman)

What has happened to “Femme turque” (Turkish Woman)?

It is now lost but listed in the catalog as “Femme turque”

How did Hamdi learn to paint human anatomy in his French training?

Studying plaster casts, classical sculptures, and live models

Some Islamic art cultures ba the depiction of what?/

The human figure

Do all Islamic cultures ban depicting the human figure?

n o

What is hadith?

A collection of sayings attributed to the prophet muhammad

What does the hadith include about holy figures and living beings?

A proscription (ban) on making images of holy figures and living beings

_____________ and __________ of the hadith have varied in different Muslim traditions across time periods

Interpretation and application

What was the stance of the late Ottoman court in regards to the depiction of holy/human figures?

They didn’t follow a ban on them rather they encouraged European-style figure painting

Ottman sultans notably hired what European artists?

Ivan Aivazovsky and Stanislaw Chlebowski

What ottomans of Hamdi’s generation are noted for painting the human figure in the western style?

Halil Pasha, Seker Ahmed Pasha, and sarkis Diranian

What is the ethnicity of Sarkis Diranian?

Armenian-Ottoman

What museum holds several of Halil Pasha’;s drawings of male/female models?

Sakip Sabanci Museum

Where is the Sakip Sabanci Museum?

Istanbul

Whom did Osman Hamdi Bey paint a portrait of in 1885?

J. pascal Sebah

When did Osman hamdi Bey make a portrait of J. Pascal Sebah?

1885

What do the drawings of Halil pasha’s male/female models show?

His careful study of how to render the human form

How is Hamdi’s study of male/female models similar to Halil Pasha?

Hamdi would have produced similar drawings to Halil Pasha but none of them have survived

When was Hamdi posted as a government administrator?

1868

After spending how many years in France was Hamdi positioned as a government administrator?

8 years

Where was Hamdi posted as government administrator?

Baghdad

What is “Bey?”

An honorific title which refers to a high-ranking Ottoman official

What did Osman Hamdi do for the rest of his career after 1868?

He worked in administrative roles

What is Hamdi known for today?

Artistic works and also his career as a museum director and arcaeologist

When did Osman Hamdi named the inaugural director of the Imperial Museum of Antiquities in Istanbul?

1877

Where was the Imperial Museum of Antiquities which Osman Hamdi was the inaugural director of?

Istanbul

What did the Imperial Museum of Antiquities in Istanbul collect?

Coins, sculpture, and other artifacts from ancient Anatolia

When did Hamdi enact new export regulations?

1884

What did Hamdi's export regulations do?

Made it more difficult for foreign archeologists to export Antiquities excavated on Ottoman soil

Whom was Osman hamdi a palace painter for?

Sultan Abdulhamid II

After what year was Osman Hamdi a court painter for Sultan Abbdulhamid II?

1880

Osman Hamdi was the founding director of what?

Istanbul;s Academy of Fine Arrts

When did Osman Hamdi found the Instanbul Academy of Fine Arts?

1882

When did Osman Hamdi die?

1910

Hamdi oversaw __________ that expanded collections of the Imperial Museum

Excavations

Hamdi directed what institution until his death?

The Imperial Museum of Antiquities

Who Made “Prayer in the Mosque?”

Jean-Leon Gerome

When was “Prayer In the Mosque” created?

1871

Hamdi’s pursuing of a career as an Orientalist painter included showing scenes of what subject matter?

Everyday life in public and private spaces around Istanbul, often using himself and family as models

Hamdi’s works blend what 2 cultures traditions?

French and ottoman cultures

What helped produce a well rounded vision of modern Turkish life?

The blend between Ottoman and French traditions

What reinforce a sense of direct, observed reality in “Young Woman Reading?”

The minute details of ottoman material and religious culture like Qur-an stand, carpet, metalwork, blue/.white tiles, incense burner

What does “Young Woman Reading” celebrate?

Worshipper’s personal relationship with Islam and shows the study of religious text as important component of personal development for both genders

Hamdi was part of a ___________, __________ faction in the Ottoman empire

Modernizing, progressive

Is there indication that Hamdi wasn’t a devout Muslim because of his progressive movements within Ottoman government?

No